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NOVEMBER 2013 / Vol . 21 / No. 6
NDI integration: Faster, better and cheaper
CMCs best metal superalloys in the hot zone
Wing spars: Airbus A350 & A400M compared
Compression molding lightens aircraft interior
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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54 Compression Molding
Mass Out of Aircraft
Interiors
Compression molding is fast and
efcient, but continuous-ber de-
sign requires optimization to avoid
wrinkles and shrinkage.
By Jeff Sloan
NOVEMBER
volume: twenty-one
number: six
5 From the Editor
HPC editor-in-chief Jeff Sloan
notes the role of emerging ma-
terials as composites continue
to displace aircraft metals.
7 Composites:
Perspectives &
Provocations
Consultant Dale Brosius sees
the Toray buyout of Zoltek as a
potential auto-industry game
changer.
9 By the Numbers
Gardner Business Medias di-
rector of market intelligence
Steve Kline, Jr. updates the
Composites Business Index.
11 Testing Tech
Dr. Donald F. Adams suggests
larger support and loading cyl-
inders for the Short Beam
Shear test method.
15 News
49 Calendar
50 Applications
51 New Products
52 Marketplace
53 Showcase
53 Ad Index
26 A350 & A400M Spars:
A Study in Contrasts
In three short years, GKN Aero-
space has taken its composite wing
spar manufacturing strategies to
new heights by dramatically reduc-
ing part weight, process complexity
and production-cycle duration.
By Bob Grifths
32 Nondestructive
Inspection: Better,
Faster and Cheaper
Faced with new time and cost pres-
sures, NDI system suppliers are inte-
grating inspection with manufactur-
ing to reduce its share in part cost
and cycle time.
By Michael LeGault
38 Ceramic-Matrix
Composites Heat Up
Lightweight, hard and stable at high
temperatures, CMCs are emerging
from two decades of study and de-
velopment into commercial applica-
tions.
By Karen Wood
FEATURES COLUMNS
DEPARTMENTS
ON THE COVER
At GKN Aerospace (Filton, U.K.), the
wing spars for the Airbus A350 XWB
are built up in one step by automat-
ed ber placement (AFP) on a rotat-
ing mandrel, yielding two net-shaped
parts port and starboard spars
simultaneously. GKN takes advantage
of the AFP machines ability to cut
and restart each tow independently
to build up spars separately, with a
small gap between them.
Source: GKN Aerospace
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